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by Jeff Mason and Gabriella Borter ERIE, Pennsylvania -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Monday slammed Donald Trump for his ominous comments about “the enemy within” the United States and threat to deploy the military domestically, in a renewed effort to paint her Republican opponent as a threat to democracy. In a rare move at her own campaign rally in the political swing state Pennsylvania, the U.S. vice president showed a clip of Trump, the former president, telling his supporters “those people are more dangerous – the enemy from within – than Russia.” Harris, 59, has recently pressed Trump to…

by Jack Queen NEW YORK -Sean “Diddy” Combs was confronted with six new sexual abuse lawsuits on Monday, including one accusing the rap mogul of assaulting a minor. The civil lawsuits were filed a month after Combs was criminally charged for what prosecutors describe as a long-running scheme of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs’ lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. The rapper has denied wrongdoing in other civil cases against him and pleaded not guilty in his criminal case. The lawsuits were filed in New York federal court by anonymous plaintiffs, including one man…

CHICAGO – After missing the past two seasons with a serious knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is expected to return on Wednesday, ESPN reported Monday. The Bulls host the Minnesota Timberwolves in a preseason game Wednesday night. Chicago opens the regular season on Oct. 23 at New Orleans. Ball, 26, last played in a game for Chicago on Jan. 14, 2022. Multiple procedures on his left knee since then include a rare double cartilage transplant. A successful comeback would be something of a medical miracle for Ball, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. His…

by Mark John and Philip Blenkinsop LONDON – For Europe’s economy, the Nov. 5 U.S. election offers a “least bad” outcome of a challenging Kamala Harris presidency or a second encounter with Donald Trump which threatens to be yet more bruising than the first. On two key areas – trade policy and the sharing of rising security costs among NATO allies – Europe expects few favours from a Harris presidency which it sees as “Biden continuity”. Trump 2.0, on the other hand, presents multiple dangers: if he were to pull U.S. support for Ukraine, European governments would need to ramp…

by Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose CHICAGO – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled new policy proposals aimed at Black men on Monday that include forgivable small business loans and access to a new legal recreational marijuana industry. The Harris campaign and Democrats – including former President Barack Obama – have expressed deep concern about whether Black males will turn out on Nov. 5 in numbers seen in past elections and whether they will support Harris or her Republican rival Donald Trump. The new slate of policy proposals is part of an effort pushed by Harris to make a direct…

by Camillus Eboh ABUJA – Nigeria’s air force is acquiring 24 Italian-made M-346 attack jets and ten AW-109 Trekker helicopters as part of a fleet renewal strategy, a spokesperson said on Monday. Air Force spokesperson Olusola Akinboyewa said in a statement that a team led by Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar met with executives from Italy’s Leonardo S.p.A., the manufacturer, in Rome who confirmed the first three M-346 aircraft were expected to be delivered by early 2025, with subsequent deliveries running until mid-2026. The Trekker helicopters are expected by early 2026, Akinboyewa said. “The M-346…

LONDON – The Jacksonville Jaguars’ season keeps going downhill and the situation got dicier when safety Andre Cisco said the defense quit during Sunday’s 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears in London. Jacksonville (1-5) allowed more than 30 points for the third time this season and the 19-point margin of defeat was its second-worst of the season. “It was really bad,” Cisco told WJAX-TV of Jacksonville after the setback. “I feel like it was … how should I say this … a lot of quit. Last line of defense in a situation like that, you could feel when we’re playing…

Chauncey Billups and Vince Carter were among those enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Sunday night. Billups and Carter headlined a 2024 class that featured 13 inductees, seven who went into the Hall of Fame as players. Both Billups and Carter were members of that group, which also included Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Seimone Augustus, Dick Barnett and Michele Timms. Bo Ryan, Charles Smith and Harley Redin joined the Class of 2024 as coaches, while Doug Collins, Herb Simon and Jerry West were selected as contributors. West, who died in June at the…

By Abhirup Roy and Chris Kirkham SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla’s reveal of a robotaxi designed as a low-slung, two-seater, sporty coupe – quite the opposite of a typical taxi with room for several passengers and luggage – flummoxed investors and analysts. CEO Elon Musk served up the cool design for the prototype of the Tesla robotaxi, dubbed Cybercab, at a much-hyped event near Los Angeles late on Thursday. These will go into production some time in 2026 and cost less than $30,000 a pop, he said. But in true Musk style, he skipped over expectations of how a two-seater…

CHICAGO -Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in an unofficial time of two hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds. Chepngetich ditched the competition by the halfway mark and ran through a chorus of cheers through the final straight as she claimed her third title in Chicago and crushed Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s previous record of 2:11:53, set last year in Berlin. Ethiopia’s Sutume Kebede crossed the line seven minutes and 36 seconds later while Kenyan…